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What makes good position?

FEBURARY

THIS single feature of the Yorkshire canary is a priority when attempting to breed the correct standard of bird for the show bench. Yet it is a requirement that all breeders will be working on year after year to perfect, because it is a very difficult attribute to achieve within a stud.

The breed is indeed a posture canary and therefore this feature is of great importance when you are attempting to breed birds that are close to the Golding Model. The breed was given its well-known nickname “The guardsman of the fancy” for this reason many years ago.

In my opinion, it

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